Win2K Pro with HTML Actice Desktop problem.

[StellaIndigo]

Hi everyone

I have an Intranet where the pages are displayed on the win2k pro clients as Active Desktop content.

I want the page to displayed full screen on the desktop but I can't get it to work.

So far I've tried,

(1) Adding the following code to the page (in both header or body sections)

<script language =&quot;JavaScript&quot;>
self.moveTo(0,0);
self.resizeTo(screen.availWidth,screen.availHeight);
</script>

The page is displayed but horizontally only 85% of the page is visible. The remaining 15% is blank (white), there are no scroll bars to view the missing content. Vertically it fills the screen.

Then I tried,

(2) Maximising the Active Content page with it's window control then selecting Lock Desktop Items from the desktop properties. This is OK but when the user logouts out then logs in again the page goes back to it's original size.

Anyone got any ideas or similar experience?

Thanks

Stella

 

[cian]

You're point number 2, do you think the settings are being saved correctly. I use an active desktop, sometimes maximised and when I log off/on it remains at maximum.
Slight correction, rather than maximum I have it at 95% width.

Point 1 won't work unless the ActDes is maximised first (or sized to a suitable size)

And make your content flexible to it will flow to match.

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http://www.endamcg.com

 

[StellaIndigo]

OK I've had a little play around. I want the Web Content to cover the desktop, which you can do by clicking the window settings (when the desktop items are unlocked). I don't want the user changing the settings so I want to lock the desktop items BUT you can't do this once you've covered the desktop with your web content.

I did find a reg key.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Desktop\Components\GeneralFlags

it's a DWORD. if you set this to 3. the desktop items are locked.

Anyone with a better solution that doesn't require using .reg files or regedit please step forward.

Stella

 

[cian]

Resize it to 99% so there's just enough space to right-click. Maybe the user won't look to hard to change it. You could always hide the gap under the task bar ??


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[StellaIndigo]

Yeah, I tried resizing to 99% and then locking the items but when you log out and back in it jumps back to Split between icons and desktop mode. (however not evertime.)

Thanks for your help by the way.